Came out tonight after being at the hospital for about an hour, 8:30 to
9:30, opened the door on the '78 F150 W/Overloads and noticed that the dome
light wasn't working. Further inspection found the headlights and ignition
wern't working either. Oh well says I, must be a poor connection. The guy in
the passenger seat commented that someone must have stolen the battery. Yup,
there is was, gone. Oh for the opportunity to get medieval on this thiefs
butt.
The Dream Truck that I'm waiting for good weather to sandblast the
frame, springs and all that stuff, has a factory hood lock in the Lariat
donor cab. Thought it was a dumb idea till tonight. There the whining is
over.
Am using Endura High Build Primer and Dark Jade Metallic for all the
underbody stuff. Yeah, I know, weird! I like weird.
Pat
Patsplace
77 F250 4X4
78 F150 W/Overloads
72 Ranger parts truck
79 F250 4X4 (Dream Truck Under Construction)
78 F250 2WD Lariat Donor for the DT.

> Came out tonight after being at the hospital for about an hour, 8:30
to
> 9:30, opened the door on the '78 F150 W/Overloads and noticed that the
dome
> light wasn't working. Further inspection found the headlights and
ignition
> weren't working either. Oh well says I, must be a poor connection. The
guy in
> the passenger seat commented that someone must have stolen the
battery. Yup,
> there is was, gone. Oh for the opportunity to get medieval on this
thiefs
> butt.

I guess there's a reason our local hospital has cameras in the parking
lot. Here I was thinking they were trying to catch me parking in the
reserved parking. ;]
My next door neighbor has 2 pieces of chain bolted to the inside of
his hood and radiator frame then padlocks them. It's worked well for
him.

I've got a '68 Ford F100 that I bought four years ago. It had 42k miles on
it, and the body is in great shape. I would really like to convert it to
four wheel drive. However, I'm not sure of the best way to go about doing
this. I've been told it is easiest to graft in a solid axle, transfer case,
and other parts from a donor truck, but I've also considered finding a
'67-'72 four wheel drive truck and swapping the frame to mine. Is there a
best route? I'm in the Navy, so I don't get a whole lot of time to work on
it. I've sent in questions before to the group, and I've always been amazed
by the depth of knowledge ya'll have regarding Ford trucks. Thanks for your
help.

You can use a 400 crank in a 351W block by simply turning the crank snout
down for the Windsor damper. I didn't say anything about being
interchangeable.
Jason
'69 Bronco 5.0 HO EFI, NP435
'96 F250 Ext Cab 4WD Powerstroke E4OD

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"case switching"
Posted by ummduh on 08/17/2000 22:12:49
http://www.ford-trucks.com/dcforum/61_79/3482.html#1

> In a message dated 8/20/00 12:19:41 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> derrar internetcds.com writes:
>
> << You can use a 400 crank in a 351W block by simply turning the crank
snout
> down for the Windsor damper. I didn't say anything about being
> interchangeable. >>
>
> Dont you also have to machine the counterweights down to clear the block?
>
> Darrell & Tweety
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Matt Schu writes: >> Thanks for the replies, but I still don't know if it is even worth saving.
I don't really want to go though all that work unless at least a couple of
people argree that the block could be saved even though it has rust and
doesn't turn.<<

Take my word for it. It is worth saving and can be saved.. Penetrating oils and
patience may save most of the pistons. If after several days of this and you aren't
willing to wait longer, try a little heat on each piston with a torch - not much heat,
but enough to break them loose. Be careful and I'll bet you can do it..

David W. writes: >>But seriously, unless you have some major holes in the cab where the
rodents can get into or the windows are out of the truck, you probably
shouldn't be getting mice into your truck. Then you don't have to worry
about mucking around with little mouse carcasses<<

The trouble I've always had is under the hood - usually under and around the carb(throttle body).
Never had one in the cab, but I've had several wires de-insulated under the hood by the little
rodents. Can be very costly to replace wiring..

Harvey B. writes: >>Just thought I would thank Azie and others on their tranny tips. As Azie
suggested the modulator needed changing. Now, with a new modulator it is
almost impossible to tell when it is shifting into third, quite a dramatic change!<<

Wasn't it "Smith" of the "A team" that said: I just love it when a plan comes together"?

That is one of the reasons I'm on this list. I love to help when I can, and I love to be helped
when I need it. Great list of folks here with an abundance of knowledge and for the most
part, pretty good natured to boot..

You're not getting anywhere by proving that the guy made a mistake in the
sentence. We all know that the cranks are different. It doesn't mean that
the whole book is loaded with bad information. Get over it already. If you
want to prove that the "M" means... whatever, go do some real research and
find the information to back up your facts. Quit trying to disspell
everyone elses information.
I thought this subject died 2 days ago...
Jason
'69 Bronco 5.0 HO EFI, NP435
'96 F250 Ext Cab 4WD Powerstroke E4OD

>Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 17:02:31 -0700
>To: 61-79list ford-trucks.com
>From: Eric <ekdonaldson bc.sympatico.ca>
>Subject: Disc brake swap
>
>I'll be doing this soon (3/4 ton version) and have some extra parts. I
have rotors, calipers, steering knuckles and odds and ends. These are for
either an early truck or for an F350 - same 12.5" disc but BIG calipers,
and studs with 1 1/16" diameter nuts. I took the parts off but I don't
remember the truck. Free to a good home.
>I'm in Vancouver B.C.
>
>Eric (the other one, not the Sweety one)

Jason D. writes: >>I'm not sure the equation from grams to ounces, but I have (in the past) put
400 cranks into W blocks by only having the crank turned down. There wasn't
any abnormal vibration to speak of and they haven't self destructed yet
under hard use.
Jason<<

OK Jaon. I'm contemplating doing this at this very time, so contact me off list please.. I need to know some things.
TIA

Joe writes: >>the 61 f-250 4x4 i'm looking at , has only 1 problem so far that i've
seen, when i pull on the headlights, the amber lights come on but no
headlights...bulbs are good...
where should i start for fixing???headlight switch????<<

Don' forget the dimmer switch also.. Both High and Low beams go through it...

yes I do beleive that the Bronco II & the Rangers do share the same front
sheet metal & suspension parts.Being as tho it is an ' 87 it should be EFI.
I do beleive that the rearend will hold up for a little while with a 351
Windsor.
-----Original Message-----
From: Azie L. Magnusson <maggie11 HiWAAY.net>
To: perf-list ford-trucks.com <perf-list ford-trucks.com>;
61-79-list ford-trucks.com <61-79-list ford-trucks.com>
Date: Saturday, August 19, 2000 5:04 PM
Subject: [61-79-list] Bronco II

>
>Does the Bronco II and the Rangers of same years share drive trains??
>Are any of the front body parts interchangeable as with the F series and
>Fullsize Broncos of same years??
>Are the gearboxes and transfer cases strong enough to accept a stock 351W's
torque??
>I'm looking at an '87 BII 4X4 with V6. What is the cuin of the V6 and is
it a reliable eng. ??
>I haven't opened the hood yet. (didn't want to show too much interest) Is
it EFI?? or Carb??
>
>Azie Magnusson
>Ardmore, Al.
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Folks,
All this talk about beating out pistons inspired me to tear into a motor
today. Due to the local drought, the lake has dropped 40 feet and the
marina is cleaning out the cove. My neighbor was 'fishing' with his
F-450 (FTE content). The routine was dive down, hook onto something
stout, and drag it up onto shore (great fun!) Amongst the 'prizes' was a
sunk/rotted (beyond saving) wood Chris-Craft.
Well, to make a long story short, this V8 had been laying on the bottom
of the lake for at least 10 years and it was not stuck! The cylinders
with open valves have some pitting (honeable), but a couple were
completely dry. Being a boat motor, it was low hours and had hardly any
cylinder wear. I would be tempted to just do a
rings/bearings/gaskets/valve job and call it good to go.
Just another testimonial to "You don't know until you tear it down".
Brett

I agree with Stu, the 2.9L engine has some major issues with cracking heads.
My dad has one of these engines in his truck, and after blowing a head
gasket we found a cracked head. To fix the problem for good, we purchased a
new set of World Castings heads
(http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://www.worldcastings.com/stockreplace.html) from Dover Heads
(http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://www.doverheads.com). The World Castings heads are much thicker and
eliminate the problem. If I remember correctly they where $225 each for
complete heads. Other than the head issue I would say that it isn't a bad
little engine. It's not a V8, but it isn't gutless either.

So that you know, it is EFI and it has an air horn kinda like a 302 with an
upper and lower intake manifold.

Also, I wouldn't swap a 351 unless you upgrade almost the entire drive
train. One other thing to keep in mind is that a 351W is going to be a bit
heaver then the stock 2.9L.

schu

>From: Stu Varner <nukegm ford-trucks.com>
>Reply-To: 61-79-list ford-trucks.com
>To: 61-79-list ford-trucks.com
>Subject: [61-79-list] Re: Bronco II
>Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 20:19:00 -0500
>
> >> I'm looking at an '87 BII 4X4 with V6. What is the cuin of the V6 and
>is
> >it a reliable eng. ??
> >> I haven't opened the hood yet. (didn't want to show too much interest)
>Is
> >it EFI?? or Carb??
>
>Azie,
>
>The Bronco/truck V-6 cylinder heads were notorious for cracking due to poor
>casting. Go to a boneyard today and see if you can find a good
>set......it's doubtful you will find any. Everyone else has already bought
>them to repair their engines. 87 models "should" be fuel injected as I
>don't remember hearing of any 87 and newer
>light duty Fords coming with carbs........Things are very foggy for me
....

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